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Okay, I'm going to weigh in as a former theatre worker. And I'm probably going to recover some ground here, so forgive me.
Sucky? Not really. However, Fridays/Saturdays/Any other stupidly busy day? I'd hate you anyway. On those days we easily had more than 10,000 people through the doors, I think the record by the time I left was 16,000. 16 screens, 10 ushers, 2 of which are for the door stands. We weren't allowed to go *in front* of the customers, but if we were quiet, we could clean behind, which we pretty much had to on those busy days. It could take us 10 minutes or more to clean the larger theatres, if they weren't too messy. If they were messy, it would take 5 or 6 trash cans to get all the garbage, and then sweeping was always a pain. Shows would tend to get out in batches, so we sometimes had the option of if someone was camped to watch the credits, we could move on, clean something else, and come back. But for the evening shows, we'd often have less than half an hour between finish of the show and the start of the next, and people still need to get seated in that time. Usually on the busy nights we'd get the theatre cleaned, then dozens of people for the next show would stream in. Hundreds, for the larger theatres. Sometimes the window's so tight, management would actually tell us to just sweep things under the seats instead of cleaning properly.
I'm going to finish ranting there before it goes further, because trust me, I could go on for a few pages about this and just leave this bit of advice for people who like to stay through the credits.
Yes, you paid for the movie, including the credits. However, if you're the only person in there, you're holding up everything by staying in your seat. I could have hugged the considerate people who would stand up and move to the exit ramp and watched from there so we could do our work. Even if you're just the only person in your section, especially if you're near the back then your moving can help a lot. We can't tell you to move, we can't clean around you. The situation is exactly like being in a busy resturant, and after you've finished eating, you stay at the table for another 20 minutes. You paid for the use of the table, yes, but you're hindering other people getting a seat. It's also like customers digging through the merchandise in retail shops. They're getting what they're paying for, technically, and it's not their fault that what they want isn't right there on top, making more work for the person who has to re-fold/face the merchandise.
Oh, also, telling the staff "It's okay, you can clean around me" is not okay. It's difficult, and disrupts the flow and is AGAINST policy, and management WILL chew out the worker if caught. Okay, /rant.
Sucky? Not really. However, Fridays/Saturdays/Any other stupidly busy day? I'd hate you anyway. On those days we easily had more than 10,000 people through the doors, I think the record by the time I left was 16,000. 16 screens, 10 ushers, 2 of which are for the door stands. We weren't allowed to go *in front* of the customers, but if we were quiet, we could clean behind, which we pretty much had to on those busy days. It could take us 10 minutes or more to clean the larger theatres, if they weren't too messy. If they were messy, it would take 5 or 6 trash cans to get all the garbage, and then sweeping was always a pain. Shows would tend to get out in batches, so we sometimes had the option of if someone was camped to watch the credits, we could move on, clean something else, and come back. But for the evening shows, we'd often have less than half an hour between finish of the show and the start of the next, and people still need to get seated in that time. Usually on the busy nights we'd get the theatre cleaned, then dozens of people for the next show would stream in. Hundreds, for the larger theatres. Sometimes the window's so tight, management would actually tell us to just sweep things under the seats instead of cleaning properly.
I'm going to finish ranting there before it goes further, because trust me, I could go on for a few pages about this and just leave this bit of advice for people who like to stay through the credits.
Yes, you paid for the movie, including the credits. However, if you're the only person in there, you're holding up everything by staying in your seat. I could have hugged the considerate people who would stand up and move to the exit ramp and watched from there so we could do our work. Even if you're just the only person in your section, especially if you're near the back then your moving can help a lot. We can't tell you to move, we can't clean around you. The situation is exactly like being in a busy resturant, and after you've finished eating, you stay at the table for another 20 minutes. You paid for the use of the table, yes, but you're hindering other people getting a seat. It's also like customers digging through the merchandise in retail shops. They're getting what they're paying for, technically, and it's not their fault that what they want isn't right there on top, making more work for the person who has to re-fold/face the merchandise.
Oh, also, telling the staff "It's okay, you can clean around me" is not okay. It's difficult, and disrupts the flow and is AGAINST policy, and management WILL chew out the worker if caught. Okay, /rant.
"You'd feel a Hell of a lot better if you'd just rip into the occasional customer." 
(gotta love selective policy application)
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